CHAPTER 9The Red Party: Instant Alpha
New York, 2010
I’M NOT SURE WHETHER IT WAS A NEW YORK THING, BUT OFTEN when I told people about my recent divorce, they would respond with “congratulations” or “let’s go out and celebrate a new chapter.” I would laugh in response, but inside I still felt a clawing and persistent pain. I deeply felt that my divorce was a personal failure—a big one.
Once again, work provided me with a psychological escape. Having China back on my radar was a welcome and much-needed distraction. Crunching numbers, scrutinizing charts on Bloomberg terminals, and attending long conference calls with company management teams dulled the pain. That was partially the reason I found myself at an IPO road show in the New York St. Regis ...
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